Despite the stakes not being quite as high, it appears Tuesday night's game vs. the Penguins is one the Wings have been anticipating for quite awhile, according to the Free Press' Helene St. James:
Most of the Wings I spoke to today said they were excited to play the Penguins on Tuesday. The Wings beat Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals, and then signed former Penguins Marian Hossa.
“We had a good battle last year, and it’s the first game now, so it’s going to be fun,” Henrik Zetterberg said. “It’s a good team, and I think both of us want to win a little extra. It was a great final."
Hossa joined the Wings in July after spurning an offer from the Penguins.
"I didn't really know until the last two weeks, when I check the schedule," Hossa said. "There are lots of people I know there, a couple of good friends, so it's going to be real interesting."
Johan Franzen, who has been out with a sprained knee, said he expects to play. Mike Babcock said the decision won't be made until tomorrow, but Franzen sure sounded like he expects to play.
Dan Cleary wasn't at practice -- Babcock said it was a personal day, and that Cleary was not injured -- and Babcock said "we'll decide tomorrow morning on both those guys."
Special thanks to the loyal readers who listened in to our first ever Red Wings BuzzCast last week. Despite some minor techincal issues, it went rather well. Now that I have learned how to take phone calls from listeners, I am looking forward to speaking to some of you in the very near future on upcoming editions of the BuzzCast.
Special thanks as well to Thomas McCollum for taking time to chat with us. He seems to be a determined kid with a tremendous future ahead of himself. In addition, I can only praise him for his professionalism in terms of returning my inquiries about doing the interview. Best of luck this season Tom!
The next edition of the Red Wings BuzzCast is scheduled for next Wednesday, November 19th at 8:00pm.
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